[tube 210] Aitänna77 - The Last Summer Days EP

Aitänna77 - The Last Summer Days EP
Label: Test Tube
Catalog#: tube210
Format: 4 x File, MP3, EP, 256 kbps
Country: Portugal
Released: 16 Jun 2010
Genre: Pop, Rock
Style:
Credits: Design [Cover] - aeriola::behaviour
Written-By, Performer, Recorded By, Producer, Artwork By - Mikel Martínez
Notes: All songs written, performed, recorded and produced at home between January and June 2009.

«It is hard to believe that it was almost three years ago that we saw the last release from our dear friend Mikel Martínez, titled 'Health Needs', a concept album about a fictional life/death situation. And before that, more than five years ago, test tube was graced at the very beginnings of its existance with the short EP 'Spring is coming soon EP', which gathered some very nice words about it at the time, like for instance: '(...) a truly superb mix of acoustic and electric elements, with all the elegance of classic minimalism and all the presence of an early-1970s singer-songwriter album.' - Marc Weidenbaum dixit.

Enter his new EP, 'The Last Summer Days', another 4 tracker like the first one, equally absorbing, equally delicate and dreamy, but with a couple of differences of note. Mikel matured his sound enough, to the point that it can now acommodate his shy singing. Aitänna77 is now, at last, a complete 'singer slash songwriter' musical project, which he seemed to sought after when he started it.
Fans of the 'old' Aitänna77 should rejoice, and fans of the new should also love the old, because it is the same... it's everything there, still... and moving. New and beautiful songs (and a Codeine cover), the same awkward but rightly placed instruments, the same minimalistic scores and arrangements and that same seemingly out-of-place nostalgia we learned to love, that keeps us from getting grounded to a particular moment in time. 'Tarde o Temprano' feels like watching 'Verano Azul' twenty-five years later (only our spanish readers will understand this, sorry.). Such a perfect little gem!

I was really in the need for something like this. Thank you, Mikel.» - Pedro Leitão

Tracklist:
1 Amnesia 4:07
2 The Last Summer Days 3:28
3 Tarde O Temprano 2:08
4 Broken-Hearted Wine 5:10

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[tonAtom.110] Msc - Bravo

Msc - Bravo
Label: TonAtom
Catalog#: tonAtom.110
Format: 8 x File, FLAC, MP3
Country: Germany
Released: 24 May 2010
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style: Indie, Rock, House, Experimental
music, mastering & artwork: marco sebastian christ
mondeo - original version: keyboard rebel
morning crisis - original version: milesmilesmile
fences - original version: entertainment for the braindead
ichabs - original version: ne:o
cover pdf: aljen
for more information and in-depth liner notes go to: bravo

bravo - a collection of eight tracks, remixes and original works. created within the last three years, indivdually and with no obvious interrelation. partially previously released in several locations.

remixes, a session song (with contributions from several artists) and some true solo tracks, they all join for this interim summary of marco sebastian christ's works. and reveal the bigger picture of how he "sounds like". and give an idea of what he is heading for in the future.

by far more homogeneous than one would expect by reading the tracklisting. much more an album than a compilation. bravo!

Tracklisting:
1. mondeo (keyboard rebel / msc-remix) - 04:18
2. morning crisis (milesmilessmile / msc-remix) - 05:11
3. bells & lids - 07:43 .
4. stacy - 10:11 .
5. riot - 2:53 .
6. supergroove (feat. keyboard mike and mari aura) - 06:25 .
7. fences (entertainment for the braindead - msc-remix) - 06:06
8. ichabs reprise - 02:07

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The Faux Noise - Remixes For Your Soul – I Can’t Stop Breaking You Down

The Faux Noise 
Date: 25 Nov 2009

A DIFFERENT STORY
Too soon. Without making any sound the autumn has taken its last breath. Grey leaves lie silently on the frozen ground, all color drained from their veins. Once again, the autumn has left us alone.
The Faux Noise proudly presents a DJ-Mix and ten amazing remixes. Each remix tells a different story, exploring yet another shade of the autumn leaves that are forever lost.
You’ll find remixes from some of the most talented people around; Morpion (UK), Peter Sauces (Brazil), Somfay (Canada), Paulice (Argentina), Troj (Singapore) and more…



Take a listen to the 19 minutes long “ReCreation DJ-Mix” by Aliana from Philippines. A DJ-Mix made in the aftermath of the typhoon Ondoy.
“… I was among the lucky ones who suffered minimal damage: a muddy house after the storm, being stranded in my city for several days, and loss of electricity and connection to the world wide web …” says Aliana.
Download our booklet and read about the remixers own thoughts. Learn about the story behind the beautiful and haunting DJ-mix, made after all the devastating typhoons. Feel the remixers emotions through their art and take your time to let their expressions grow on you. Knock down your own walls.
The remixes are all based on our psalm ”I Can’t Stop Breaking You Down”. Accompanied with the heavenly voice from the French artist Laurence Dugas-Fermon.
The wonderful artwork (cover) for this remix album was made by Joanna Hellgren (Stockholm/Sweden).
Rehab for your soul
Music saves.
Take care.
The Faux Noise


I Can’t Stop Breaking You Down from The Faux Noise on Vimeo.

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(BRM 002) Various - Rebel Music Volume 2

Various - Rebel Music Volume 2
Label: Bit Rebels
Cat#: BRM002
Released: 29 Nov 2009
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Word
Style: Rock, Acoustic, Post Rock, Brit Pop

Woah! It’s Monday once again and here is your weekly fix of Rebel Music. From acoustic to post rock, a flavor of pop and even Brit pop made in Russia we have it all covered in a great selection with  8 music projects from 6 different countries.
We start with a U.S. based project called  Selbyville’‘: “The Quiet Uproar” is a wonderful acoustic track  released on a new netlabel called No Source. We then fly to Germany to meet the work of Julia Kotowski a.k.a. Entertainment for the Brain Dead (and featured on the cover art for this edition designed by Andrea La Valleur) that mixes simple but amazing songs with different approaches: on the featured track,  “Paper“,  you can listen to paper being ripped as part of the percussion section: Brilliant!.
Up north we go to Sweden to meet the work of Nina-me and her track “After seven years of love“. Nina-me’s voice is as enchanting as disturbing and she puts all her feelings in to her work. A must listen!  We continue to Norway to meet the sonic post rock of the The Manipulated Living that have recently published their new work on the Ucranian netlabel Nocharizma. Reminescent of the early works by Sonic Youth, but with a darker and  powerful nordic touch,  “Platypus” is a furious track full of stories to tell but not for everyone’s ears, I agree.
So nothing better than to move down south and meet the happy pop from Spanish singer Jenifer Avila and her song “El Tranvia” (The cable car) that takes us immediately to a certain Madrid of the 80s, Almodovar and la movida. Next track takes us to Manchester in the U.K.  and to the Keyboard Rebel project. Fun, light and with a social conscience I think we will be hearing from them much more in the future.
Back to the U.S. and to a track by Derrick Art, “You’re winning so I quit” from his just released EP on 12rec, “Songs from A Cross (The Sea)“: This is gentle pop, well built with fine textures and taste. The final track I just could not resist and include what was a surprise to me: Listen to Mari!Mari!’s “Get You!” and if you had any doubts about the universality of music this band is a great example: Brit Pop at his best, well structured and with that naivety that only teens can bring into a song coming to you directly from Moscow, in Russia. Take a listen for yourself!



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(BRM 001) Various - Rebel Music Volume 01

Various - Rebel Music Volume 01
Label: Bit Rebels
Cat#: BRM001
Released: 23 Nov 2009
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Word
Style: Rock, Acoustic, Post Rock, Brit Pop

Music Monday (or #MusicMonday) is a weekly celebration that happens on Twitter. It celebrates music, artists and, above all, it allows Twitter’s users to discover new music and old music. At Bit Rebels we are starting a weekly compilation of music that we will be collecting from the Internet. Usually collecting music from the Internet means you are doing something illegal but this is not the case: we want to introduce you, if you don’t know it already, to something called Creative Commons Music (or #ccmusic on Twitter). Creative Commons Music is music you can download, share, redistribute for free with anyone you want and its perfectly legal to do it. “Download music for free? No legal hassles? What’s the catch?” you ask. No catch and more: Just because its free it doesn’t mean it isn’t  good. Did you know that RadioHead and Nine Inch Nails gave their latest works for free? As you will see by our first compilation there is great music out there just waiting to be discovered.

TrackList:
01. Torsion – Sundrops on the Ocean (original piano mix) | [PS003 REdrops]
02. Emile Lund – Getting Late | [aaahh.007 Emile Lund EP]
03. Azeda Booth – First Little Britches (morgan greenwood rmx) | [sec.031 Tubtrek]
04. Emily in Love – Everything’s OK | [corpidex029 Let's Pretend We're In Love]
05. Nic Bommarito – Better then Way Post-Rock | [12rec.058 Harp Fragments]
06. dusmotes – annica | [PS012 Beats for the Subverted]
07. Clark|KENT – Sundrops (Fabrice’s dream rmx) | [PS003 REdrops]
08. The Black Atlantic – Madagascar | [Beep007 Reverence for Fallen Trees]
09. The Underscore Orkestra – Blue Draggish | [ No Money No Honey All We Got Is Us]
10. Pandoras.Box – Arrows and Bows | [ca270 Barriers]



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(foot 120) Karolis Buržinskas - Dawn

Karolis Buržinskas - Dawn
Label: Bump Foot
Catalog#: foot120
Format: 13 x File, MP3
Country: Japan
Released: 08 Nov 2009
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Indie, Rock, Pop
Composer, lyrics and vocal : Karolis Buržinskas
Visual presentation : Marija Kablytė
Fotoportretas : Aurimas Šapolas

This time it includes bonus tracks from "Pūkelis". The text is spoken in lithuanian language".
Composer, author of the text and reader : Karolis Buržinskas
Visual presentation : Irmantas Makrickas

The brain behind Jupiter Makes Me Scream and The Boys Cult - Karolis Buržinskas submitted his best album. "All the releases that we did with Jupiter Makes Me Scream and The Boys Cult, have a positive progresion in compositions and technique and I think Dawn is culimination of all this".

Tracklisting:

1. Dera (4:00)
2. Vega (4:41)
3. Kay (2:26)
4. Radian (3:11)
5. Gonkos (2:05)
6. Edimah (3:39)
7. Yris (2:05)
8. Fena Era (3:24)
9. Misa (2:29)
10. Oje (3:18)
11. Ashes (3:39)
12. Pūkelis (4:27)
13. Rah (3:56)

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(foot 119) Jupiter Makes Me Scream - Almost Everything I Want To Say

Jupiter Makes Me Scream - Almost Everything I Want To Say
Label: Bump Foot
Catalog#: foot119
Format: 14 x File, MP3
Country: Japan
Released: 11 Nov 2009
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Indie, Rock, Pop
Produced, composed and mixed by Karolis Buržinskas
Lyrics and vocal by Karolis Buržinskas
Cover design by Mariusz "VJ7" Stelagowski (blutvision)

We had missed something but took it back. This is the very first album of Jupiter Makes Me Scream. It has totally different atmosphere from previously released album "Converge". "Almost Everything I Want To Say has a flavour and was truly what Jupiter Makes Me Scream is all about", he said. "With agressive tunes and screaming vocal - in every aspect total crazy".

Tracklisting:

1. Prologue (3:36)
2. Simple Words (3:57)
3. Let Us Flow (4:30)
4. 16:000 O'clock (3:26)
5. Nothing Changes (4:38)
6. I Love You (5:47)
7. Evil Inside (4:00)
8. Society Clown (3:52)
9. Under Red Flag (3:28)
10. Revolution (2:48)
11. You Leave Me No Choice (4:44)
12. I Hate You (3:05)
13. Perfectly Blind (Live) (1:58)
14. It's Just A Dream (2:54)

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